The Federal Court struck out an appeal by a King's Counsel (KC) from the United Kingdom to represent jailed former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.
A three-person Federal Court bench chaired by judge Zabariah Mohd Yusof today unanimously allowed an application by four respondents to nullify the appeal by Jonathan Laidlaw to act for Najib in the RM42 million SRC International corruption case.
The four respondents are the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC), the Malaysian Bar, the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee, and the prosecution.
The bench ruled Laidlaw's bid to represent Najib in the SRC International case has been rendered academic, due to the Federal Court in August last year as well as March this year having upheld the former prime minister's conviction as well as 12-year jail sentence and RM210 million fine.
[More to follow] - Mkini
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.